Definition of "examination" []

• The act of examining or the state of being examined. (noun)
• A set of questions or exercises testing knowledge or skill. (noun)
• A formal interrogation: examination of the witness. (noun)

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• "McCarthy said yesterday that there is no conflict in the two letters, and that the CPA money could be used with everything associated with the purchase of the Fernald property, such as the title examination, appraisal and environmental study."
• "What emerges from this examination is a disturbing portrait of a group of elected officials who routinely avoid payment of debts, write bad checks, abuse their spouses, assault people and openly violate the law."
• "The source was given polygraph examination on 12 March 1971 and this examination is the only recorded testimony establishing his credibility."